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Busy Bee Stuff

Mar 17th, 2010
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The last post generated quite a bit of interest. A few emails asking whether I killed NK, another asking whether my marriage was dissolving.  I said it in that post and am saying it again. Nk is still alive and kicking, my marriage is still sound and I am fine.

I have had quite a busy week. Monday I had a playdate at my house and Avasha’s conference(my child is brilliant, no concerns, tests are all good, does homework), Tues I had another playdate at my house. In the evening, I went to the desi store for chai leaves and other spices for something which I am going to tell in a minute. Today, Samar and I headed to the farmer’s market. That boy felt special going alone with me. We bought strawberries and flowers. Avasha had drama club, Neil had a field trip.And it was St Patrick’s Day.

Tomorrow,Ashwina has flute(a friend is bringing her back and forth) Avasha has dance practice. I have to go to the Asian store to get more supplies. Sat morning, Samar’s preschool has an Easter egg hunt,after that Ashwina and I are doing Girl Scout cookies selling at Safeway, then I am heading with another friend to a clothing swap and Ashwina is going to her first sleepover party.

Sunday is going to be my big cooking class. 4 moms from Samar’s preschool are going to come over for a cooking class. The menu is

Ayam Merah

Palak Paneer

Chole

Puri

Rice

Raita

Black Rice Pudding

I will have samosas, Haldiram’s some chivda mix, wine and chai. I assembled a 4 spice kit to give to each mom to bring home.(Garam masala, powdered and whole, Amchur and Chana masala).Wish me luck. I hope the moms will go away with something.

Apothercary Jar

 Apothecary jar had a $29.99 Crate and Barrel Sticker on the bottom. Listed on CL for $18. Someone’s coming tomorrow to pick it up.

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My Answers

Mar 13th, 2010
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1. If you are using a feed reader, do you use asaaan.wordpress.com or asaaan.com?

I had bought a redirect from wordpress, so if you typed in the wordpress, you will be brought to asaaan.com. But someone emailed me that their readers were not being updated. So I was wondering whether anyone else was having the same issues.

2. If your ex adds you on FB, do you a)add him/her or b) ignore him/her

I will ignore him because I know NK wouldnt like it.

3.If you spouse adds his/her ex on FB, are you okay with that?

Hmm.. I think I would be fine. NK doesnt have a FB account …

4.Do you think you and your ex can become friends?

Hmm….too much stuff happened between use so nope. Cannot be friends.

5.Do you think your spouse and his/her ex can become friends?

He claims he can. I dont know whether I will be happy with that. There is a huge reason why I have been quiet and  why these questions have been asked. Its interesting, people think its my EX who contacted me(cough Guddi, cough Pera) but its not. Its NK”s ex.

Its long filmy story about how it happen, why it happened and blah blah blah. Its not something I want to share with the entire blogging world. But it happened and how I reacted took me by surprise.

I thought I would be one of those that wouldnt care but hmm apparently I am not. I dont want him being friends with his ex and thats that!

Not to worry people,things are back to normal in the asaaanhousehold. In other news, I sold the bar cart that was in MM post. And I sold it for a tidy profit. The lady that came to buy wanted to buy my other one but I refused.

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Answer some questions please

Mar 8th, 2010
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1. If you are using a feed reader, do you use asaaan.wordpress.com or asaaan.com?

2. If your ex adds you on FB, do you a)add him/her or b) ignore him/her

3.If you spouse adds his/her ex on FB, are you okay with that?

4.Do you think you and your ex can become friends?

5.Do you think your spouse and his/her ex can become friends?

PS: I added comment moderation for this post so feel free to post.

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Monday Moneysavers

Mar 8th, 2010
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Some tea perhaps

 I saw this sexy bar cart at my fav thrift store. I fondled it,left it there and came back home. The next morning, I went back and bought it. I thought I would list on craigslists and see whether she sells, If she does, then good! And if she doesnt, then even better(I do have someone coming tomorrow to see her)See the green  shrub in the tea cup below, its been there since this post in Jan.  The candle pedestal thing, 50cents each from an estate sale. It has its $12.99 Pottery Barn price tag on it still.

Teacup tier thing

The tea cup tier thing, I dont know what it actually is. Is it meant for  tea cups? Is it something else? It fits the saucers perfectly and thats how I am going to use it.

Ghostly curtains

It took me 3 months to find these curtain rods. I wanted 3 similar curtains rods and kept looking and looking. I found this two at goodwill back in Dec and then finally 2 weeks ago, I found the 3rd one. This rooms gets really sunny in the morning and we needed curtains in it. I love how fabric always softens up a room.

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I dont go looking for it, Drama finds me

Mar 4th, 2010
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 2-3 weeks ago, I found a anonymous note stuck to my van’s window. It read.

This spot is usually reserved for the snack mom. Or like today, there was a sick older child and she wanted to leave her child in car while working.

Back story the church where I live, there is a co-op preschool,(hence the spacious playground I use). There is a parking spot right infront of the preschool. I use that spot because that spot mean my kids dont have to run across the parking lot to get to the stairs to our house. 

I was a bit surprised at the note a)because the director never mentioned anything to me,b)the church didnt mention anything to me and c) it was a freaking anon note. I hated that. I kept the note safely and was hoping to run into the director so that I could ask her in person. Meanwhile I stopped parking in that spot. I parked across the lot and it wasnt that big of a deal.

It took me 2 weeks before I saw the director again. I asked her and told her the contents of the note verbatim. She informed me it wasnt her who left the note and neither would  her 2 teachers have done it. She said it must have been a mum at the preschool who felt privileged. There was no such bylaws in their school rules.I asked her then whether I should park at that spot and she said its up to me. You have 4 kids and it hard to juggle them and their many things across the parking lot. Its your call. You are a tenant and we are a tenant. I cannot order you what to do.

I have started parking there again. But really I could park in a different spot. Its not big of a deal but now because I am pissed that some mom thinks she can go around leaving notes, I have decided I am not giving up that spot. What would you have done?

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*Local Event Alert*

Mar 3rd, 2010
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If you are in the Bay area,(and I know there are at least 25of you here), check out this fun event happening.  Ayurvastram is hosting a Handbag/Purses shopping event. If you are looking for the perfect purse to go with your outfit, look no further.

When:Friday, March 5, 2010 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Where:

Ayurvastram

334 State St, #105
Los Altos, CA 94022
(408) 368-3824

Click for more details.

I got to know Shailja about 1.5-2 years ago and I was thrilled that she opened her own store here.Try and attend the event if you are here…Happy shopping

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The winner of the giveaway

Mar 1st, 2010
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No 5 if we scroll up is Sakshi of Cracked Chronicles, who is moving here and I will give her something when I meet her .. So I selected someone else. And I got this

YAY!! MGM won. I will email you for address. Thanks everyone for the sweet comments. You guy left me the sweetest nicest comment. FRom Gm to Pera…thanks guys!!

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The end of NaBloPoMo

Feb 28th, 2010
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I did it. Some days were hard. I had to think long and hard. Some days the words just came out. But it felt forced. I had to think what I wanted to write. I hated that. It felt forced. I doubt I would EVER this again..Moving along…

We had date night last night. Samar’s preschool auction night. The item I donated was a cooking lesson for 4. A Indian-Singaporean Fusion cooking class. My items were palak-paneer, Ayam Merah, Raita, rice,chole and Pulot Hitam. Everyone would go home with a set of basic spices. I thought I would buy containers from Ikea and have haldi,garam masala and jeera sent home with the bidders so that they can cook. My starting bid was $35 and the bid ended at $65(I think I might be wrong). I am kinda of nervous now. I think I would plan to make them drunk and first and then start the lesson. :)

I bidded and won a champagne brunch thing($15) with an author and few other cool moms.I dont even know the author. All I saw was the champagne :) Another item I won was a cocktail and appetizers party for 10 couples at a another mom’s house. NK is not going with me. Samar’s bff’s mom(I should have a name for her) would be my date.($30) And then finally a babysitting thing Samar’s bff ’s mom was donating. My budget was $50 and I went over by $15 which isnt so bad. NK’s went and bid on a 1 night hotel stay here. It started at $50 which would have been a steal but then someone kept bidding against him and he then upped it to $110, which I though was $$. Oh well…I like how the auction stuff I got is things I get to do by myself..:) With no kids or family.

I wore a new outfit and my babysitter did my hair and makeup. It was fun seeing all the moms dressed up. People we see everyday in jeans and sweatshirts wearing heels and make up and with hair done. NK said he couldnt believe how “popular” I was. I knew alot of people who are not in my class. And he was highly impressed with how high my donated item went. I didnt take any photographs at home because we were running late. Hopefully I will have some nice ones from the event.

PS:Last chance to win a special mystery price here

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I will be back.

Feb 27th, 2010
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 NK’s dad. he is out of surgery and is recovering. Thank you for kind thoughts and emails.

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Convo between my kids

Feb 26th, 2010
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We were getting into the van after the ortho appt on Tues.

Me: Dentists are very expensive. One of you, when you are grow up, need to become a dentist.

Ashu: I am not so not becoming one. I want to be a librarian.

Avasha: Why do you want us to become a dentist?

Ashu: So that “they” can get cheap or free dental treatment, Avasha

Avasha: Well, I would charge you higher mama.

Ashwina; Yeah we wouldnt give you a discount.

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The boys and I were in the van waiting to pick the girls.

Neil: Samar, if daddy is here,then he is the boss.If daddy isnt here, then mummy is the boss. If mummy isnt here, then Ashwina is the boss. If Ashwina isnt here, then Avasha is the boss. If Avasha isnt here, then I AM THE BOSS. And if I am not here, then you can become the boss.

Samar: if I am not here, then TIGER CAN BE THE BOSS!

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